Green Bay Packers defenders Micah Hyde (33) and Jarrett Bush (24) converge on running back Frank Gore (21) in the secondary in the fourth quarter Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.

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Safety Morgan Burnett's chances of playing this week appear to be improving, but the status of one of the Packers' backup defensive backs, Jarrett Bush, now is in question.

Burnett missed last week's regular-season opener because of a hamstring injury. He's practiced on a limited basis the past two days and went from doing only individual work Wednesday to some team snaps Thursday.

However, Bush dropped out of practice Thursday after injuring his hamstring. Bush's primary role is on special teams, but he played as the Packers' dime cornerback last week against San Francisco because of ...